compony

[ kuhm-poh-nee ]

adjectiveHeraldry.

composed of a single row of squares, metal and color alternating; gobony.

Origin of compony

1565–75; <Middle French compone, nasalized variant of copone, equivalent to coponcoupon + -e-ee

Also com·po·né [kuhm-poh-nee; French kawn-paw-ney]. /kəmˈpoʊ ni; French kɔ̃ pɔˈneɪ/.

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How to use compony in a sentence

Double Compone, or two conjoined rows of alternately tinctured squares.
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British Dictionary definitions for compony

compony

compon (kəmˈpəʊneɪ)

/ (kəmˈpəʊnɪ) /

adjective

(usually postpositive) heraldry made up of alternating metal and colour, colour and fur, or fur and metal

Origin of compony

C16: from Old French componé, from copon piece, coupon

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